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Taraji P. Henson was nominated, but "Empire" wasn't. The nominations announced Thursday for the prime-time Emmys contained mysteries. The most-debated is likely to be that Henson was saluted for her dynamic turn as Cookie, but her Fox series, the biggest new hit last season, was overlooked in the drama category. The nominations also showed Emmy nominators' preference for the fare on cable and streaming services over broadcast series. HBO's "Game of Thrones" leads the field with 24 nominations. It was followed by FX's "American Horror Story: Freak Show" with 19 and HBO's "Olive Kitteridge" with 13. Left out of the series...

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